Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 375 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stretch or keep it short): Short i (ship, sit, fill): quick and relaxed, the tongue a little lower. Long ee (sheep, seat, feel): stretched, lips spread in a smile. Short oo (full, book, good) is quick; long oo (fool, food, moon) is stretched with round lips. If the meaning changes when you stretch the vowel, take care: ship ≠ sheep.

1. 1.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) feel (b) boot (c) look
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) still (c) moon
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) book (b) blue (c) hit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) book
13. 13.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) still (c) fool
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) heat (b) chip (c) pick
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) fit (c) school
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) put (c) ship
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) wool (c) soon
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) juice (c) cook
25. 25.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
26. 26.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) moon
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sleep (b) fit (c) fill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) hit (b) look (c) sheep
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) sheep
36. 36.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) school (c) leap
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) seat (c) chip
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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